Ingram Micro outage caused by SafePay ransomware attack | #ransomware | #cybercrime

An ongoing outage at IT giant Ingram Micro is caused by a SafePay ransomware attack that led to the shutdown of internal systems, BleepingComputer has learned. Ingram Micro is one of the world’s largest business-to-business technology distributors and service providers, offering a range of solutions including hardware, software, cloud services, logistics, and training to resellers […]

ICE Investigation Leads to 30-Year Sentence for Maryland Child Predator | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

“This sentencing is a powerful reminder that those who exploit and abuse children will be relentlessly pursued and held accountable,” said ICE Homeland Security Investigations Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy. “There is no place in society for predators who create and distribute child sexual abuse material. These crimes shatter lives, and HSI will […]

Philadelphia school safety officer shot was likely not targeted | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Philadelphia police believe the school district safety officer shot over the weekend was not targeted and was likely struck by stray bullets fired during a nearby road-rage incident, officials said. The 68-year-old officer was returning from a patrol assignment, driving in his marked district car on the 300 block of North Columbus Boulevard about 1:45 […]

Why Your Mobile Wallet May Not Be Safe Even With a VPN | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

If you use a mobile or digital wallet on your smartphone or other device, you might have installed a virtual private network (VPN) to protect it. However, while a VPN can obscure your digital information, it’s not enough to keep your digital wallet safe. Key Takeaways A VPN doesn’t protect a digital wallet against phishing […]

A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Empty grocery store shelves and grounded planes tend to signal a crisis, whether it’s an extreme weather event, public health crisis, or geopolitical emergency. But these scenes of chaos in recent weeks in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada were caused instead by financially motivated cyberattacks—seemingly perpetrated by a collective of joyriding teens. A […]

Migrant policies ‘creating more barriers to child safety’, says charity | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Young children hide under tables when they think they hear the sound of sirens because they are commonly scared of the police, according to organisation Project Play, who raised concerns of teargas and evictions. Advocacy coordinator Kate O’Neill, based in northern France, told the PA news agency there has been a rise in police violence […]

Cybercrime Surges with €460 Million Fraud and FBI Hacking Scandal | #cybercrime | #infosec

In late June, the U.S. Justice Department released a report detailing an internal security review of the FBI. The investigation, conducted in 2018, led to the arrest of syndicate leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. According to the report, a person associated with the cartel informed the FBI that the criminal organization had hired a hacker. […]

South Korea Enforces Stricter Cybersecurity Measures, ET CISO | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Telecom is pictured at the GSMA’s 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File photo South Korean authorities ordered on Friday SK Telecom to strengthen data security and imposed a fine after the country’s biggest mobile carrier was hit by a cyberattack that caused […]

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